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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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ASTP Training at Star City
Title
ASTP Training at Star City
Title
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Full Description:
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Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov (left) and astronaut Thomas P. Stafford take part in Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)joint crew training at the Cosmonaut Training Center (Star City) near Moscow. They are inside a Soviet Soyuz orbital module trainer. The two men were the commanders of their respective ASTP prime crews. ASTP was a cooperative space mission between the United States and the USSR. The goals of ASTP were to test the ability of American and Soviet spacecraft to rendezvous and dock in space and to open the doors to possible international rescue missions and future collaboration on manned spaceflights. The Soyuz and Apollo crafts launched from Baikonur and the Kennedy Space Center respectively, on July 15, 1975. The two spacecraft successfully completed the rendezvous and docking on July 17th. While the Soyuz craft returned to Earth on July 21st, the Apollo craft stayed in space another 3 days, landing on July 24th in the Pacific Ocean. ASTP was a success, as not only did crews accomplish the rendezvous and docking, but they also performed in-flight intervehicular crew transfers and various scientific experiments. ASTP proved to be significant step toward improving international cooperation in space during the Cold War.
Full_Description
Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov (left) and astronaut Thomas P. Stafford take part in Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)joint crew training at the Cosmonaut Training Center (Star City) near Moscow. They are inside a Soviet Soyuz orbital module trainer. The two men were the commanders of their respective ASTP prime crews. ASTP was a cooperative space mission between the United States and the USSR. The goals of ASTP were to test the ability of American and Soviet spacecraft to rendezvous and dock in space and to open the doors to possible international rescue missions and future collaboration on manned spaceflights. The Soyuz and Apollo crafts launched from Baikonur and the Kennedy Space Center respectively, on July 15, 1975. The two spacecraft successfully completed the rendezvous and docking on July 17th. While the Soyuz craft returned to Earth on July 21st, the Apollo craft stayed in space another 3 days, landing on July 24th in the Pacific Ocean. ASTP was a success, as not only did crews accomplish the rendezvous and docking, but they also performed in-flight intervehicular crew transfers and various scientific experiments. ASTP proved to be significant step toward improving international cooperation in space during the Cold War.
Full Description
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Date:
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04/25/1975
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Publication Information:
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Photo courtesy of USSR Academy of Sciences
Publication_Informat ion
Photo courtesy of USSR Academy of Sciences
Publication Information
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Subject Category:
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Astronauts
Subject_Category
Astronauts
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Soviet People-Cosmonauts
Subject_Category
Soviet People-Cosmonauts
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Simulators
Subject_Category
Simulators
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Subject_Category
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Soviet Aeronautics
Subject_Category
Soviet Aeronautics
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Module
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Thomas
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Test
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Center
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Project
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Project
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Training
Keywords
Training
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Stafford
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Stafford
Keywords
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City
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Orbital
Keywords
Orbital
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Keywords:
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Apollo-Soyuz
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Apollo-Soyuz
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ASTP
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Star
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Keywords:
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Cosmonaut
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Cosmonaut
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Trainer
Keywords
Trainer
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Keywords:
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Leonov
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Aleksey
Keywords
Aleksey
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
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Earth
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facet_where:
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Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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facet_where:
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Moscow
facet_where
Moscow
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_where:
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United States of America
facet_where
United States of America
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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July 15, 1975
facet_when
July 15, 1975
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facet_when:
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04-25-1975
facet_when
04-25-1975
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1975
facet_when_year
1975
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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S-75-25617
Image_#
S-75-25617
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0158
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0158
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S-75-25617
Center_Number
S-75-25617
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000158
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000158
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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